51Synonyms found for dangerous

Word Origin & History

dangerous early 13c., "difficult, arrogant, severe" (the opposite of affable), from Anglo-Fr. dangerous, O.Fr. dangeros (Mod.Fr. dangereux), from danger (see danger). In Chaucer, it means "hard to please, reluctant to give;" sense of "full of danger, risky" is from late 15c. Other words used in this sense included dangersome (1560s), dangerful (1540s). Related: Dangerously (c.1540).

Example Sentences for dangerous

Something needs to be done about this dangerous intersection, he said, examining the damage.

Blood clots travel, which is why they are dangerous.

Marijuana never should have been included on the list of dangerous drugs.

The seas dropping water level is leading to dangerous consequences.

The tobacco industry has known for decades how to remove a dangerous isotope from cigarettes but has done nothing about it.

She cheerfully obliges, telling the visitors that the craters are old features-probably not dangerous right now.

Hirsch's site is dangerous because it makes you want to shop.

And it's making the world a vastly more dangerous place in the process.

He would have been more dangerous with a sling and stone.

There is absolutely nowhere to bike and if so, would be dangerous getting there.